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As Washington is about to host another series of talks on the Middle East Peace Process here is an interesting set of interviews from 1956 of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion Of Israel, President Nasser of Egypt and King Hussein of Jordan, show some things never change.

Scene in Lawrence of Arabia: Omar Sharif's Entrance:Lawrence Response in reaction to Sherif Ali's cold blooded kill:"Sherif Ali, so long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people, greedy, barbarous, and cruel, as you are."

Scene in Lawrence of Arabia: Table of Damascus:The tribes of Arabia dreamed of making Damascus their own once more. Once they conquered the city each tribe was given a civic responsibility such as water and electricity.

This scene depicts the many tribes at the table with different interests that would rather see a city of their dreams burn than carry a bucket of water.

Omar Sharif Interview on Australian TV (2004):Omar Sharif Offers Insights on Arabs Views on Democracy, Tribal mentality and ethnic differences amongst the arabs at large, the Veil Ban in France and his film career and film "Mr. Ebrahim and the Flowers of the Koran"(NOTE: To Watch Double Click Here)

Omar Sharif during the Egyptian Uprising:The Legendary actor expresses solidarity with the youth and that he doesn't believe that Mubarak will shed blood.

Once the Palestinians have

Once the Palestinians have gained a friend with the stature of France, in many ways the Israeli attempt to keep them in a box has already failed. Flanked by Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Switzerland, the pro-Palestinian bloc encompasses much of what was traditionally thought of as Western Europe. And Greece, after all, was the cradle of Europe.

Opinion:Arab uprisings 'don't get democracy' say's Arab academic

Opinion: Arab uprisings 'don't get democracy' (cnn)
The Arab uprisings have overthrown tyrants in Egypt and Libya, but the populations and lawmakers have yet to grasp that democracy is not only about free elections but free societies, author Ed Husain argues.

Arab Spring nations don't yet grasp freedom of dissent

(CNN) -- The fall of dictatorships does not guarantee the creation of free societies. There is often a period in which we witness the legacy of tyranny. The Arab uprisings have overthrown tyrants in Egypt and Libya, but the populations and lawmakers have yet to grasp that democracy is not only about free elections but creating free societies.

When sexual harassment of women increases on the streets of Egypt, when centuries-old shrines of Muslim saints are destroyedwith explosives in Libya, when screenings of films such as "Persepolis" trigger riots in Tunisia and Christian minorities across the Middle East feel under siege, then we must stop pretending that all is well with the Arab Spring. But all is not lost either.

Arab societies are on a journey. They can easily take the wrong turn. The attacks on the American embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen are examples of the ongoing presence of intolerant, tyrannical actors in Arab societies.

Jewish Settlers filmed shooting at Palestinian protesters

An Israeli human rights group has released a video that appears to show Israeli soldiers standing by while Jewish settlers open fire on stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in the West Bank, wounding one of them, reports the BBC's Rupert Wingfield Hayes.

Gulf leaders to discuss EU-style union

The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council will hold a meeting Monday in Saudi Arabia to discuss transforming their six nations into a union, similar to the European Union.

The idea of the GCC nations to integrate into one entity -- and replace what exists now as simply a cooperative -- was first floated by Saudi Arabia in December. Monday's meeting in Riyadh will lay out the timetable for it.

The GCC is comprised of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

"Threats of all kinds" require such a union, the Saudi foreign minister says

The GCC move could be an effort to counter the influence of Shiite Iran

HOPE: Palestinian life inspires comic film

Palestinian film director Sameh Zoabi set himself a difficult task - making a comedy about relations between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East.

In Man Without a Cellphone, residents of an Arab village in Israel start a campaign against a mobile phone mast put up in their midst by an Israeli phone operator.

But they soon discover that most villagers aren't worried about possible radiation from the mast - all they care about is that it gives them better reception on their mobile phones, and access to the opposite sex.

The film opened this year's Palestine Film Festival in London. Sameh Zoabi told the BBC World Service where his inspiration came from.

Video production by Daniel Gordon. Excerpts from Man Without a Cellphone courtesy of Momento Film.